Matthew faloon



MATTHEW FALOON, M. D.. OF BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS Letters Patent No. 78,945, dated Jima 16, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN TRUSSES.

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TO ALL WIIOM IT MAY CON CERN;

Be it known that I, MATTHEW FAL'ooN, M. D., of Bloomington, in the county of McLean, and in the Stato of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Trusses; and hereby declare that the fol lowing. isa full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

, The'natureof my invention consists in providing the truss with a divided pad, worked with either spiral or elliptic springs, for the purpose of drawing the4 parts pf a rupture together, and in the peculiar construction of the adjustingattachment and movable head.

To enable others skilled in the art to malte and use my invention, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation. l

InV the annexeddrawings,.forming part of this specification, A represents the pad divided iin two equal parts, a and b, which are worked by means of one, two, or more spiral or elliptic springs fastened in a metallic case, B, and dividing the pads, or pressing them together in any shape or form, to be applied over a rupture or hernia. for the purpose ot drawing theparts together in order the more easily to heal them. As in all-such openings the cavity is longer one way than the other, this can easily be accomplished by turning the lengthway of the opening of pad to suit the cavity. i

The two parts a and b of the pad A are worked by spiral springs, c, one in each end of the cross-piece or metallic case D, as shown in g. 3, which springs may be used with or without a screw to regulate them by making them stiffer or wea-ker.

AIn place of the spiral springs, elliptic springs may be used for the same purpose in any way suitable to produce the same result. A p

The adjusting-attachment consists of a wheel, d, with notches fastened to the head e on the large spring C.

The movable adjusting-bar D, to which the pad A is attached, turns around the head e, and its edges press in the notches of wheel d hymeans of a spring, f, which is under part of the head of4 the adjusting-har D and around ltheheful e ot' the long spring C. This arrangement is for the purpose of 'turning the bar D around in order to set the pad in any shape that ma be desired, and also to turn it around toeither side to suit either right or left hernia. l

The pad Aue-an be screwed off'and turned to suit either side of the adjusting-bar D. The morablehead e is pivoted on the large spring C by means of a pin through hole t, and can'be moved to either side by removing screw in hole z", asshown in iig. 2, and chan ging it toother holes on large spring. Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Iatent, is 1. The divided pad A, working Y by means of one or more spiral or elliptic springs, substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth. i

2. The combination of movable adjusting-bar D with wheel cZ and springf, tially as and for the purposes heroin set forth.

3.4 The movable head e, arranged and operating substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim thc foregoing, I have hereunto set my hand, this 10th day of April, 1868.

MATTHEW FALOON, M. D.

arranged and operating substan- Witnesses:

ALEX. STEELE, W. P. MINTER. 

